El Paso will not escape from bad weather sweeping other regions of the country.

The wintry weather will continue today with lower temperatures and lighter winds, according to the National Weather Service.

Fans flocking to the Sun Bowl today can expect a partly cloudy day with just a 10 percent chance of rain or snow. The high is expected to be in the mid-40s, and the temperature will drop to about 24 degrees overnight.

The weather is expected to warm up on New Year's Day and slowly return to normal for Sunday.

El Paso's conditions are much better than condition were in the Northeast U.S. during the post-Christmas days.

A Miami football player was stuck in a New York-area airport because of the blizzard that snarled travel.

Running back Mike James was visiting home in Haines City, N.J., after learning that his mother died in a car accident, said the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

James was stranded at the Newark International Airport since Monday while waiting to travel to El Paso, said Brian Harvey, Miami assistant sports media relations director. James arrived in El Paso Thursday.

Thousands of flights have been canceled in the region around New York because of post-blizzard safety concerns.

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Adriana Gómez Licón may be reached at agomez@elpasotimes.com; 546-6129.

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